 side_effect |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy | |
| Examples: | "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug" |
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| Related terms: | effect black_tongue | |
| 2. | [ noun ] any adverse and unwanted secondary effect | |
| Synonyms: | fallout | |
| Examples: | "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" |
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| Related terms: | consequence | |
| Similar spelling: |
side_by_side |
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